Observation #2 5/11/08
Time: 3:00
Weather: Sunny with clouds moving in and a slight breeze.
Soil Moisture: damp
General: There are noticeably more birds from the last observation. The creek level has also rising and that could effect the amount of erosion on the river bank. The grass has gotten much greener, which could also be because of the resent water level rising. I have observed three magpies in my habitat. they seemed to be competing over some bug hiding in the grass (the spiders seem likely). They were fighting showing intra specific competition. The interaction between the predators (magpies) and the prey (spiders) is the first I have observed in my location. The willow trees are growing buds, I don't know when their supposed to bloom but i don't think it'll be to soon. the rest of the plant life seems to be getting greener as well. There are little bushes witch provided good habitat for mice I'm guessing cause I hear them rustling in the grass when I walk by. I saw a nest in the a willow tree. I'm no expert on nests but if I had to buid one i would think that a willow would be one of the easier trees to build one in due to the abundance of branches to use as supports
2 comments:
Good basic observations,but you need to add more depth regarding both what you see and how you can link your observations back to the content covered in class. Discuss the various interactions between organisms and describe the plant and animal life that can be found in your study area. Take a look at the list of ecological concepts and concentrate on 2 or 3 of them every observation to give yourself direction.
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